Tristan's Media Hole

       I'm the king of the box office! (Image source: Eye For Film )      One of the many things I hope to do with this newly created blog is share my thoughts and opinions on things I've checked out recently- "things" of course referring to movies, shows and any other media I consume on a regular basis. It's not like this is the most original use of a blog space, but as someone who wants to eventually dip his toes into the realm of creating content on YouTube, I think it'll be a nice sort of transitional activity, one that'll help me strengthen my critical voice and become better at voicing my opinions in a publicized manner. Incidentally, I stayed up last night watching James Cameron's Titanic with my mom, so here I am writing about it.     Even if you've never seen Titanic , you've undeniably heard of it or at least seen it referenced in other media or by other people. Seeing that it was one of the biggest films of all time when it c...

Happy Among Us Thursday!      I guess this is officially my first actual blog post. As such, welcome to my new blog! I plan on posting a number of things here from reviews and essays to spotlight pieces on parts of my collection. Mainly, though, I made it because I wanted a way to provide updates about my YouTube channel, The DVD Hole , and announcements regarding my media preservation efforts (particularly ripping blank VHS tapes).      For now, here is a new upload I just made to archive.org. It's a VHS recording of The Disney Channel featuring about two hours of programming. The recording is from 1994 according to the writing on the VHS slipcover (though this seems not to be the case judging from the material present), and the programming block (titled "Hot Days, Cool Night") leads me to believe it aired sometime during the summer. There's nothing too crazy present on the tape, but in-between the two recorded movies are some shorter yet fairly interesti...